World Canada tallies 0.2pc rise in May GDP, with manufacturing rebounding OTTAWA: Canada's economy grew by a higher-than-expected 0.2% in May, the third increase in as many months, thanks to a r Published 31 Jul, 2019 02:50pm
Markets Arabica coffee prices rebound after hitting 6-week low LONDON: Arabica coffee futures on ICE turned higher on Wednesday, rebounding off a six-week low, while raw sugar was ste Published 31 Jul, 2019 02:49pm
Business & Finance Karachi Cotton Association Prices KARACHI: The Karachi Cotton Association on Wednesday fixed the official spot rate, or base price, for Grade 3 cotton at Published 31 Jul, 2019 02:49pm
World UK PM Johnson stands by peace, no hard border whatever Brexit result - spokeswoman LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Northern Irish parties on Wednesday he would stand by the government's Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:53pm
Business & Finance Turkish annual energy and core goods inflation rising in July - cenbank ISTANBUL: Turkey's central bank said on Wednesday that annual energy inflation is expected to rise in July due to an adj Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:52pm
Markets TSX futures flat ahead of US Fed decision Stock futures for Canada's main stock index were little changed on Wednesday ahead of US Federal Reserve's monetary poli Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:52pm
Business & Finance Total's Zeeland refinery expands diesel unit LONDON: The 180,000 barrels per day Zeeland refinery in the Netherlands said in a statement it is expanding its diesel- Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:51pm
Markets TOCOM drops to 2-week low as Indonesia, Malaysia end export curb TOKYO: Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures dropped to a 2-week low on Wednesday as investors were concerned that so Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:51pm
Markets Strategie Grains ups French 2019 wheat crop estimate to 38.98mn T PARIS: Consultancy Strategie Grains raised its forecast for France's soft wheat crop this year to 38.98 million from a p Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:50pm
World Stoltenberg says no NATO mission requested in Strait of Hormuz BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday there had been no formal request for the military al Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:49pm
World Singapore, Philippines fall as US-China trade tensions heighten Singapore and Philippines lost over 1% each on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump's threat to China and their subseq Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:49pm
Business & Finance Russia's Sberbank outlines effects of Denizbank sale Russian state lender Sberbank says: * Sberbank has completed the sale of its entire 99.85% stake in Turkey's Denizbank t Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:48pm
Markets Raw sugar prices edge up as crude oil extends advance LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE edged higher on Wednesday, boosted partly by further gains in crude oil prices, while c Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:48pm
Markets Philippines bought about 165,000 tonnes feed wheat - trade HAMBURG: An importer in the Philippines bought about 165,000 tonnes of animal feed wheat expected to be sourced from opt Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:47pm
Business & Finance Panasonic Q1 profit nearly halves on China, Tesla woes TOKYO: Panasonic Corp reported its first-quarter operating profit nearly halved, as Sino-US trade tensions dampened dema Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:47pm
Markets Palm charts first monthly gain since January KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures charted their first monthly gain since January at the close of trade on Wednesd Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:46pm
Markets Oil rises as market awaits US Fed rate cut LONDON: Oil prices rose for a fifth day on Wednesday, supported by a drop in US inventories and investor expectations th Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:46pm
Markets Oil prices seen steady as demand woes mitigate supply risks Oil prices are expected to be range-bound near current levels this year as slowing economic growth and a protracted trad Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:45pm
World Mexico narrowly escapes recession with minimal second-quarter growth MEXICO CITY: Mexico narrowly avoided slipping into recession during the first half of 2019 as gross domestic product gre Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:45pm
World Kenyan inflation hits three-month high in July NAIROBI: Kenya's year-on-year inflation rose to 6.27% in July from 5.70% the previous month, touching its highest level Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:44pm